Is Watching Television Good Or Bad?

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1. Is Watching Television Good or Bad? Watching television has both beneficial and harmful effects. Its benefit are many. Firstly, it is an inexpensive form of entertainment providing hours of viewing pleasure with its feature films and cartoons. There are also musical, chat and game shows. Secondly, it disseminates news and information. Its news broadcasts inform viewers about local and foreign events. The many documentaries it carries help to spread knowledge. Alone, or combines with the video cassette recorder, it is a very effective teaching aid widely used in schools. Many people also view television as a curse and many accuse it of wasting the time of housewives who should be doing housework. It is also blamed for schoolchildren neglecting their homework or studies. Besides these, it is blamed for spreading undesirable western culture and eroding moral values. Furthermore, there are those who think it is a bane to healthy living for it discourages people from actively exercising outdoors. Eye problems are also often attributed to excessive television viewing. Actually, the benefits of television far outweigh its disadvantages. If we selected programmes we watch with care, there is no limit to the number of benefits we can derive from watching television. There is harm only if we watch every programme. We should watch only programmes that entertain, inform or educate us. No other form of entertainment is more expensive than the television. Just going for a film show can make you poorer by about RM7. Going to a night club or similar places of entertainment will leave you seriously out of pocket. Watching television also keeps us well-informed. We know what is happening not only in our country but also other places around the world. Television is also a very good educational tool with is well-planned and well-presented documentaries. One never
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